Help!! Where do you shop for 13 year old boys clothes?

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My eldest ds has asked me to take him shopping for clothes for his birthday. I don't follow fashion particularly and like what I like. He is starting to want to be a bit more fashionable. His dad isn't at all.

I mainly shop for him at H&M and sports shops. He's a gamer but also plays football.

Any advice greatly appreciated? Please don't say Superdry though as I hate labels like that.

Next ON LINE only, the shops only go up to age 12 but go up to 16 online,

Really good ranges for different tastes and reasonably priced

I don't know who I feel more sorry for - artandco for the roasting she's getting, or her DS, who at age five goes out to play in a 40 quid jersey blazer

Skinny/slim fit jeans or shorts - New Look mens or H&M

Tshirts- Jack Jones, JD Sports, sports direct. He also has a few cheapy tshirts from primark

Hoodies- New look men, Nike, Adidas

Have you got a USC near you? They usually have good deals on brands there. DS got himself a Jersey material Gilet from there, he would sleep in it if he could

Zara, H&M, Gap, Uniqlo.

The Uniqlo mens XSmall is good on teens. DS has loads of the T Shirts, sweatshirts and jeans.

Actually we had this and I realised DS (12) pretty well fits into mens XS size T shirts, so we went to the Next mens' dept rather than childrens. He was happy with a couple of black T shirts. Also likes a thick Boden hoody with the fur inside, and any old jeans from Gap.

Hollister, Superdry, Zara, Primark, H&M, Gap, the odd thing from Next.

Interesting to see GAP mentioned. It is definitely not worn at ds school, even though supermarket jeans are fine. Not sure why.

DS (15 so a bit older) won't go into Hollister,Jack Wills or Zara. Ditto Superdry.
Urban Outfitters, River Island for jeans and chinos. He does a bit of trading in Supreme and Palace type over-priced stuff occasionally, and always makes a profit.
I think at 13 it was mainly RI, H&M, Republic as was (is it USC now?), Vans (still likes that), and sites like Surfdome and Asos. Also Element for skater-style gear.
For a coat he has a North Face waterproof which fits in his school bag and also has a removable fleece which never gets worn. Think North Face and similar 'utility' brands are popular now - he was admiring my hideous ancient Peter Storm jacket the other day!

Steppemum- not at ds's school either, it's social death. Apparently stands for Gay and Proud

Denentedma, my older DS has always been chunky. He seems to find straight legged styles okay. Think he gets them from River Island or H&M. He did have an expensive Hugo Boss pair as a present, but ripped them! He also used to sometimes find them in Republic/usc. And Asos of course. He's quite good now at being able to judge whether they'll fit over his meaty thighs.

Nope still don't get the soft blazer hate. Mine were still in babygrows at 2 years old so I'm not one to put them in adult uncomfortable stuff. But they would often wear a babygrow with a soft blazer out then.

A hoody and joggers are fine, but they are playing football clothes here. I wouldn't let mine wear that to go out for a meal in restaurant, watch a show, visit family etc..

Blazer, chinos and sweater is how a teacher or dad might dress.
Teens tend to want to look different to adults. My teen would (probably) rather go bottomless than wear chinos like older men. He wears a blazer as part of his school uniform so would never choose to wear one out of school.

LOL @ a baby grow and a soft blazer

What's the difference between a baby grow and joggers?

What kind of restaurants do you eat in and are your relatives royalty or something? I've never noticed kids in McDonalds, Nandos or Pizza Express in jackets.

Artandco - my sons (12 and 8) both love blazers, particularly the younger one. The older one shows one on top of shorts and a tee shirt with trainers, so not all tweens are allergic to wearing blazers. However, both boys refuse to wear jumpers and coats are tricky.

The elder son is getting more into fashion and likes a variety of clothes - dark jeans only, slim fit chinos, interesting tee shirts (funky designs, no particular labels). I buy J crew, Jonny B, and Hackett in general with adidas, Nike and the Gap to fill in.

DameDiazepan- yes I remember the Gay and Proud thing too now you mention it.

Shame as dd inherited a whole stack of lovely ones from her cousins, but ds rolled on the floor laughing, so she abandoned them.
Cousins don't live locally, so obviously different, or else it is a boy/girl thing?

Artandco my 13 year old DS would have a fit if I got him a blazer and chinos!! Seriously he would think I'd lost the plot!!!

They don't wear coats - rain, hail or snow a hoody will suffice!

But thanks, I needed a giggle this morning

Babygrow - for baby
Joggers - sport clothing

How did you keep your DCs in baby grows until they were 2? I mean they would have to be footless so why not just put them in normal clothes?

Im talking regular restaurants, but not fast food chains.

Dh and I wouldn't wear sport clothing to most places, hence we dress children similar. As do all our friends. As do our friends with 13 year olds. Hence the suggestions above. Feel free to ignore, but to mock people based on your opinions is silly.

Why would a baby grow have to be footless? They wore babygrows as the sell them in those sizes. A 1 year old is a baby imo. In a sling in winter they would have frozen legs otherwise.

They sell adult onesies anyway

Because by 2 they are running around like loonies and wear shoes!

Yes but you're not meant to go out in public in a onesie lol

They wore shoes. It's the same as wearing socks and shoes